beat out
verb
beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out
1
: to make or perform by or as if by beating
2
: to mark or accompany by beating
3
: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base
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Advertisement Rafaela, Boston’s No. 9 hitter, singled sharply to left field, and leadoff man Refsnyder beat out a chopper to third for an infield single.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024
The 35-year-old QB was released by the Broncos in March after looking like a shell of his playmaking self, signed with the Steelers for the veteran minimum of $1.2 million and will have to beat out Justin Fields for the starting gig.
—Dennis Waszak Jr., Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
At the time, the Overland Park project beat out a competing proposal for a hockey arena in Olathe, which did not receive the state incentives amid speculation that the region could not support both projects.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2024
Grossman didn’t qualify for Tokyo but earned her spot in Paris by beating out fellow 23-year-old Raboutou for the gold medal at last fall’s Pan American Games while finishing the year ranked No. 1 in bouldering.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 30 June 2024
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024
The 35-year-old QB was released by the Broncos in March after looking like a shell of his playmaking self, signed with the Steelers for the veteran minimum of $1.2 million and will have to beat out Justin Fields for the starting gig.
—Dennis Waszak Jr., Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
At the time, the Overland Park project beat out a competing proposal for a hockey arena in Olathe, which did not receive the state incentives amid speculation that the region could not support both projects.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2024
Grossman didn’t qualify for Tokyo but earned her spot in Paris by beating out fellow 23-year-old Raboutou for the gold medal at last fall’s Pan American Games while finishing the year ranked No. 1 in bouldering.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 30 June 2024
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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